Detroit Free Press

Before they fade from memory, some parting comments about this year's Pistons . . . DOUG COLLINS: I was watching ...

ATLANTA -- Every time Grant Hill tried to take the season into next week, it kept spitting back in his face. He ...

TO: Mike RoykoFROM: An admirerDear Mr. Royko:Over the years, I have received many letters from readers. Quite a few begin this way. "I've never written to a columnist before . . ." Tell you the truth, Mr. Royko, neither have I. It took your death to get me to write you now.

This might sound strange to Michigan fans who think this newspaper is out to "get" the basketball program, but I'm glad Robert Traylor decided to stay in school, so that one day he can prove all these charges false.

First of all, whatever Igor Larionov eats, I want some. Whatever he drinks, I want some of that. His sleep ...

The beauty of the long-distance jumper is the delicious anticipation while the ball hangs in the air. That frozen ...

ST. LOUIS -- It was the perfect portrait to end this series. Brendan Shanahan scoring over a fallen Grant Fuhr, raising his fists as the red light went on. For so much of this first round, the pose was something opposite, Fuhr upright and strong, stonewalling the Red Wings, sending them away, their heads down, their pockets empty.

ST. LOUIS -- It was the perfect portrait to end this series. Brendan Shanahan scoring over a fallen Grant Fuhr, ...